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Weapons in Serenity

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Tuesday, February 28, 2006 3:01 AM

EST120


I was watching "Serenity" over the weekend and came up with a question (that hopefully has not been already addressed).

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During the end battle sequence when what is left of the crew tries to barricade themselves behind the blast doors in the hallway leading to the elevator (or as someone in the movie says, the "lift"), Zoe asks Jayne how much ammunition they have left. He responds: "Three full mags and my swinging cod". At least, that is what I *think* he says (I did not check the subtitles). What in the world is a "swinging cod"? Is this an actual weapon or is he making a joke? Also, did I miss it or did Vera not make an appearance? Jayne has that massive machine gun that almost looks like a minigun but I never saw a clear shot of Vera anywhere.



Any clarification would be of great help. Thanks!


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Tuesday, February 28, 2006 3:11 AM

WHEDONFANUK


You should Google it .... or look for one on

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Tuesday, February 28, 2006 3:13 AM

AUSSAY


Isn't Jayne refering to his... ahem ... nether regions?

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Tuesday, February 28, 2006 3:40 AM

DUG




I just hope in the Special Edition they give us an alternate take from River's POV.

I don't give so much of a rip about the battle; we already see enough *amazing* shots of that. I just want to see right after it, you know? When River runs over and hits the button to open the blast doors. Then runs back to the middle of the room and poses so that the rest of the crew can see her as the purple bellies blow the wall behind her. That scene turns all manner of funny when you think of what had to happen on her side of the door in order to get that shot.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2006 3:45 AM

GRIZWALD


Quote:

Originally posted by dug:
[BWhen River runs over and hits the button to open the blast doors. Then runs back to the middle of the room and poses...



LOL! Never thought of it that way... I always assumed the Alliance troops sort of opened every door in the complex that wasn't already blown off or blown up, trying to figure out where our BDH were.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2006 3:48 AM

JONUS


Yep. "Swingin' cod" means his nethers. That's one of my favorite lines in the movie. Hi-Larious

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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 11:41 AM

DARKJESTER


There's a piece on a suit of armour called a "codpiece", which covers one's cod. Amazing the things you remember from your D&D days!

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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 11:46 AM

DINKY


Maybe there's a story between the series and the movie that had something to do with Jayne losing Vera =/. I sure would like to see that... I'd bet he'd cry :(.

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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 11:52 AM

MADDOG762


Quote:

Originally posted by est120:
I was watching "Serenity" over the weekend and came up with a question (that hopefully has not been already addressed).

Select to view spoiler:



During the end battle sequence when what is left of the crew tries to barricade themselves behind the blast doors in the hallway leading to the elevator (or as someone in the movie says, the "lift"), Zoe asks Jayne how much ammunition they have left. He responds: "Three full mags and my swinging cod". At least, that is what I *think* he says (I did not check the subtitles). What in the world is a "swinging cod"? Is this an actual weapon or is he making a joke? Also, did I miss it or did Vera not make an appearance? Jayne has that massive machine gun that almost looks like a minigun but I never saw a clear shot of Vera anywhere.



Any clarification would be of great help. Thanks!




A "swinging cod" refers to a man's genatalia.

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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 11:59 AM

AZBROWNCOAT


Quote:

Originally posted by dug:


That scene turns all manner of funny when you think of what had to happen on her side of the door in order to get that shot.




I guess if you want to get imaginative, you could say that she managed to swing her last victim at the panel and used its body to open the doors that way. That would make for a remarkably less funny image, but I think it would be awesome to see a body fly, hit a panel, and pop a door open.

And then then purple pod people ruin it.

OOOO And I forgot about the swinging cod. When I heard that I rewound it because there was no way he would say that. Would he? It was Jayne. He did. mmmmm, would love to see that weapon.



You know, they tell ya to never hit a man with a closed fist, but it is, on occasion, hilarious.



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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 11:59 AM

AZBROWNCOAT


Quote:

Originally posted by dug:


That scene turns all manner of funny when you think of what had to happen on her side of the door in order to get that shot.




I guess if you want to get imaginative, you could say that she managed to swing her last victim at the panel and used its body to open the doors that way. That would make for a remarkably less funny image, but I think it would be awesome to see a body fly, hit a panel, and pop a door open.

And then then purple pod people ruin it.

OOOO And I forgot about the swinging cod. When I heard that I rewound it because there was no way he would say that. Would he? It was Jayne. He did. mmmmm, would love to see that weapon.



You know, they tell ya to never hit a man with a closed fist, but it is, on occasion, hilarious.



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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 12:07 PM

STARSONG


Quote:


mmmmm, would love to see that weapon.




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Thursday, March 23, 2006 8:52 AM

ALBANACH


Quote:

Originally posted by dug:


I just want to see right after it, you know? When River runs over and hits the button to open the blast doors. Then runs back to the middle of the room and poses so that the rest of the crew can see her as the purple bellies blow the wall behind her. That scene turns all manner of funny when you think of what had to happen on her side of the door in order to get that shot.



But did not Kaylee suggest that she could "rig 'em so they won't re-open once they close"? She is phased when she hears that Wash "ain't comin'", but she is later seen doing something with bits of wire just before the "You mean to say .. as .." exchange with Simon.

So we have to assume that whatever caused the blast doors to open, it was not River pushing a button. Sorry - it was going to be a nice scene. My money would be on the Alliance activating a security fail-safe.

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Thursday, March 23, 2006 9:24 AM

PIEKY


A sensible assumtion wud be that the alliance override all the doors or hack in to the system or sum such.

If they are goin to storm the place makes sense that they wud open all the odrrs dont it :-D

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Saturday, April 1, 2006 8:32 AM

BROWNCOATSANDINISTA


Yeah, in addition to removing all of the obstacles therein, it would have a psychological affect on the BDHs etc. etc. causing disorientation momentarily stemming from the sudden shock of the doors in front and behind you opening for apparently no reason, not to mention that the Purplebellies might be behind, above, or below you.

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Sunday, April 2, 2006 5:07 PM

FOLLOWMAL


Quote:

Originally posted by StarSong:
Quote:


mmmmm, would love to see that weapon.






I was gonna do that StarSong!

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Sunday, April 2, 2006 7:28 PM

BLUEEYEDBRIGADIER


Quote:

Originally posted by est120:
I was watching "Serenity" over the weekend and came up with a question (that hopefully has not been already addressed).

Select to view spoiler:



During the end battle sequence when what is left of the crew tries to barricade themselves behind the blast doors in the hallway leading to the elevator (or as someone in the movie says, the "lift"), Zoe asks Jayne how much ammunition they have left. He responds: "Three full mags and my swinging cod". At least, that is what I *think* he says (I did not check the subtitles). What in the world is a "swinging cod"? Is this an actual weapon or is he making a joke? Also, did I miss it or did Vera not make an appearance? Jayne has that massive machine gun that almost looks like a minigun but I never saw a clear shot of Vera anywhere.



Any clarification would be of great help. Thanks!




Well..the cod part's been covered (he's talking about his John Thomas here, ladies), but about poor Vera.

Now...supposedly I heard or read somewhere that the gun Jayne has with him on Haven the second time and on Miranda (looks like they modded out a HK MP5 with one-piece stock) was Vera, but I somehow dobut Vera went from being a bruiser of a weapon (series prop had at least .50-cal bullets for ammo) to something that fires pistol ammo.

My personal theory is that Jayne went with a weapon better suited for the kind of opposition the crew was gonna face, as Vera is more a long range sniper's weapon than a CQC (close-quarters combat) gun. And honestly....Vera seems to much of a cheat to use against Reavers...the firepower and acceessories she caries ("autolock" seems to denote target-following ammo like mini-missiles) would be overkill for a Reaver.

BEB

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Sunday, April 2, 2006 7:32 PM

RODWY


Quote:

Originally posted by BlueEyedBrigadier:
Now...supposedly I heard or read somewhere that the gun Jayne has with him on Haven the second time and on Miranda (looks like they modded out a HK MP5 with one-piece stock) was Vera, but I somehow dobut Vera went from being a bruiser of a weapon (series prop had at least .50-cal bullets for ammo) to something that fires pistol ammo.

My personal theory is that Jayne went with a weapon better suited for the kind of opposition the crew was gonna face, as Vera is more a long range sniper's weapon than a CQC (close-quarters combat) gun. And honestly....Vera seems to much of a cheat to use against Reavers...the firepower and acceessories she caries ("autolock" seems to denote target-following ammo like mini-missiles) would be overkill for a Reaver.

BEB

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That was suppossed to be Vera but the colors were off.

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Sunday, April 2, 2006 7:39 PM

RODWY


Cause here's what Vera looks like folded up, I found the pic on a Wikipedia site.



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Sunday, April 2, 2006 9:45 PM

BLUEEYEDBRIGADIER


What...the...Hell...Vera can collapse for storage!?! Damn...those guys at Callahan (and whomever the propsmaster was for Firefly) know how to make 'em:P

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Sunday, April 2, 2006 10:02 PM

CITIZEN


Vera is based on a particular type of combat shotgun which has a folding stock. I assume that image is of the prop with the fake Barrel removed.

As an aside we probably never see Vera because it's not a working prop.



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Sunday, April 2, 2006 10:06 PM

BLUEEYEDBRIGADIER


Uh...thought Jayne got Vera cooking in the end of "Our Mrs. Reynolds" when he fires Vera to disable the capture net Saffron had sent them hurtling towards.

Plus I think Jayne had Vera going in at least one other episode...maybe "War Stories," during the storming of the Skyplex.

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Monday, April 3, 2006 1:39 AM

STARSONG


Vera was original made for another movie.. and Eddie Murphy one I think. It was supposed to be a novel OICW, which was all the rage at the time (which didn't work too well, and basically became an excuse to try to sell the military a G36 wrapped up in a supersoaker body. Also didn't work. But that's another story)


ANYHOW.. Vera is based on a Saiga sporting semi-auto shotgun.. basically a shotgun designed around a Kalishnikov action (you can see the body of it buried in there in that picture. ) Oh, and semi-auto only of course. The original builder made a new grip and milled out a bunch of decor pieces for it. And made it folding. The barrel is on that picture, it's just folded up over the action.

When the folks at Firefly got a hold of it, they bolted a bunch of other goodies to it, and in so doing made it so it wouldn't fold anymore.


Neat lookin' toy, but um.. not as interesting as The Cod.


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Monday, April 3, 2006 1:58 AM

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Where do you learn so many facts about guns without being arrested?

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Monday, April 3, 2006 4:21 PM

STARSONG


The Yoo-nited States of America, baby. :D

Once upon a time, I worked for a friend in his Tactical-Guns-R-Us workshop. He made stuff for local police departments, I think some local National Guard units, and of course just plain folk. While there I got to take apart, clean, and play with quite a few modern small arms.. let's see.. an HK MP5, an HK G36, Colt M4 (the select fire version), some Remington based sniper rifles...um... all kinds of pistols, suppressed and not ... I'm sure there were others but I can't think of 'em right now.

Truth be told, the ol timey stuff is prettier, but it's nice to know how the modern stuff works I guess.

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Monday, April 3, 2006 4:28 PM

RODWY


StarSong I have to ask you this, what is your favorite gun of all time?

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Monday, April 3, 2006 5:20 PM

STARSONG


Hrmm.. that depends I guess.

Pistols.. the modern versions of the 1911 have superb ergonomics and are a nice balance of power and handling. Nothing points or handles like a Single Action Army (that's Colt Peacemaker) though. I'd say that'd be my favorite, provided it was reworked with modern springs and cylinder stop for durability.

As to all the modern plastic pistols.. enh. They work, but I have yet to handle one I really like.

Rifles.. my personal soft spot is for the Winchester model 70 classic, with pretty wood. Go back to old west days, and the Sharps carbine is a really pretty piece of work.

If you're talking modern fightin' type rifles, I reckon M16-based carbines are mighty nice. They work as well as any other 5.56 out there (problems 40 years ago notwithstanding), and have truly superb ergonomics, especially with aftermarket forward vertical grips and extended charging handles.

I don't really get into shotguns, so I couldn't really say there.

How's that for indecision? I just get excitable as to choice is all. :)

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Monday, April 3, 2006 7:47 PM

RODWY


I just had to start a guns conversation didn't I?

Revolvers are always nice but aren't as practical anymore, but my fav is the Colt Anaconda, it's a bit new compared to other revolvers, but it gets the job done, as for newer Semi auto handguns its a tie for me between the .50 AE Desert Eagle and the FN Fourty-Nine with .40 S&W ammo.


For me in assault rifles the new M8 comes to mind, with the exception of the Polymer body its a great AR. Or Italies FAMAS (one of the Browncoats assault rifles for those who didn't know)It's an assault rifle but has the RPM of most SMG's. The original M16 wasn't that good but the newer model A2's and A3's are doing pretty good.

I'm also partial to some of the guns that never made it like the Jackhammer Shotgun and the M28 OICW.

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Monday, April 3, 2006 10:13 PM

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You cant beat a good old AK47!!!
Ok so its russian and every drug dealer in the world has 40 of em but that just shows how popular they are!
sure im as much a fan of an m16 with m203 grenade launcher attachment as the next guy but when you hear that AK pop a few shells i go weak at the knees

in a semi-muscular manish way

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Tuesday, April 4, 2006 4:28 PM

RODWY


Quote:

Originally posted by BlueEyedBrigadier:

Now...supposedly I heard or read somewhere that the gun Jayne has with him on Haven the second time and on Miranda (looks like they modded out a HK MP5 with one-piece stock) was Vera, but I somehow dobut Vera went from being a bruiser of a weapon (series prop had at least .50-cal bullets for ammo) to something that fires pistol ammo.



This pretty much sums it up

"Though it's not obvious, this would seem to indicate that the weapon can dynamically switch bore sizes depending on the size of cartridge the user desires."~ http://www.fireflywiki.org/Firefly/CallahanFullboreAutolock


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Saturday, April 8, 2006 12:10 PM

GRIMLOCK


Quote:

Originally posted by BlueEyedBrigadier:
Uh...thought Jayne got Vera cooking in the end of "Our Mrs. Reynolds" when he fires Vera to disable the capture net Saffron had sent them hurtling towards.

Plus I think Jayne had Vera going in at least one other episode...maybe "War Stories," during the storming of the Skyplex.

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Look real close. I'm pretty certian that we never actually see Vera discharge in War Stories. That's why Jayne is running around with what I beleive is a Colt 1911. I'd be more precise but my DVD's are spread amongst my converts right now. 8 and rising!

I've heard that the Vera prop can fire. It may well have in its Eddie Murphy incarnation, but given all the action in War Stories, that would have been a good time to have Vera spitting flames. This suggests to me that the prop is non-firing. If somebody stands up and says, "I saw them fire the gun on the set of Firefly." I'll shutup.

Random thought. Vera's folded configuration actually looks a lot like the OCIW-esque weapons used in Universal Soldier: the Return.

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Sunday, April 9, 2006 3:50 PM

BROWNCOATSANDINISTA


Jayne's Pistol is a LeMat 9 shot plus under-barrel Shotgun revolver with what appears to be a RIS rail and Red dot sight.

The weapon he carried in Serenity was what appeared to be a modified H&K MP10, which is the MP5 scaled up to the Ten Milimetre Auto cartridge ((Much better than the 40 Short&Weak in my opinion.)) It would be interesting to see an episode, bridging further season 1 and the film, in which He loses Vera and his Pistol ((Did anyone notice its being replaced with some fancy autopistol like Simon had in War Stories?)) and then another episode in a Season 2 in which he gets them back.

I think a prop of Vera was fired in the spacesuit in Our Mrs. Reynolds, but maybe not the hero weapon.

The current M16s are no better in reality than the old ones. I've fired the A3, and never have I had so many jams in two trigger pulls. Whereas the AK-47 ((Or most any Kalashnikov)) you could bury for ten years, dig it up, insert a magazine, pull back the charging lever, and bam! you're in the fight.

The 1911 is one of the greates handguns ever, far better than the M9. Something about stopping power, I think!?

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Sunday, April 9, 2006 4:13 PM

GRIMLOCK


I know I'm going to regret this....
The M-16 A1,A2, and A3 all have similar reliablity performance. All of them have the same modifications to the original M-16, I can't recall the list right now.

The priamry is the powder. The first M-16's were actually very reliable, with respect to fouling the gas chamber. They were however prone to misfires due to insufficient powerder in the cartridge. That is because they the cardtridges were using a "stick" powder. This means it is harder to measure out evenly. When the army switched to a "ball" powder, the problem of underpowered cartridges went away, but aother problem came up. The ball granuales didn't burn cleanly, thus leaving gunk in the gas chamber.

So long as you keep firing, you should be okay, the gunk stays warm and gooy. Each round fires should blow the chamber clean, but if you stop firing, the chamber will cool, and the gunk will harden like epoxy. They you in there with a dental pick.

This can be even worse depending on the characteristics of the powder you are using. If it is really "dirty" powder the weapon is more prone to jam. Also is there any hardened residue that hasn't been cleaned out?

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Friday, April 14, 2006 12:18 PM

BROWNCOATSANDINISTA


The problem is that the "gunk" builds up so fast its hard even to get three rounds down the barrel. Can't beat the Kalashnikov for reliability, I say. The 5.56mm NATO is also not all that effective in killing. Sure, it yaws, but your target will take half-a-mag and go down shooting at you whereas the 7.62 NATO drops him in one shot. And the SOCOM 16 is just as controllable as the M16 with the bigger bullet, so why doesn't the military adopt that?

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Sunday, April 16, 2006 4:35 AM

DUELIST


The 5.56 was adopted precisely because it isn't a particularly effective killing round. The theory was that it costs opposing forces more to retrieve and care for seriously wounded than to bury or abandon dead . The Soviets lacked such romantic notions, and went for a standard assault rifle that could be operated and maintained by any illiterate dirt farmer anywhere in the world, as well as fed with existing WWII-era ammo production facilities. The chrome-plated bores of the AK series are things of beauty, the actions have more slop than a pigsty, but that's why they can function in freezing cold or packed full of mud. Da, put hole in thing real good.

Gimme a M-14 any day. And some decent cover.

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Sunday, April 16, 2006 7:28 PM

BROWNCOATSANDINISTA


I always thought it was 'cause we realized the brits had it right after all and needed to scale down because they were "Uncontrollable." Idiots up on Capitol hill decided on the glorified .22 and there we were. Course I could be wrong, a thing which has happened before.

Hell, give me a Sig Blaser .338 Lapua mag like Jayne had in the Pilot, a decent ghillie suit, and about a half mile between me and my target and I'm fine.

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Monday, April 17, 2006 1:21 PM

DUELIST


No, that was part of it, too. The Brits were looking to decrease the overall mass of their next generation of assault rifles, and we were too. A piece as light as an M-16 spittin' .30-06 or even .303 rounds on full auto WOULD be pretty ugly. But the whole "wound don't kill" economic-attrition model was a big part of the decision as well. For a while in the '60s, the Army was training grunts to ignore the sights completely and to instinctly point-shoot with the .223 sprayguns. Daisy BB gun company was contracted to make BB guns without sights for use in the training program - I kid you not, some of those kids on their way to Vietnam were trained with BB guns.

Sandinista, I don't know if you caught the posts, but the first half (Player's Handbook) of the BIG SKY airsoft LARP rules are available for download at:

www.savefle.com/files/9805348

these rules would work fine with paintball as well. Let me know if you like 'em, and I'll finish the Event Organizer's Guide. I'm looking for an excuse to finish the rules set, you see....

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 4:42 PM

BROWNCOATSANDINISTA


I clicked the link, and I got a "Cannot Find Server" bit. I prefer airsoft, more realistic, and definately easier on the pocket book.

On the whole "Wound don't Kill" thing; I prefer my enemies taking a dirtnap and having no ability whatsoever to fire back than their government having to pay medical bills. In battle, it is best to focus on the short-term, without losing sight of the long term. If we want medical bills, why not just make a gas which renders them unable to fight, and then make a cure which we can sell at absurd prices to our enemies, thereby depleting the economies of said enemies.

If anyone gets nosy...Shoot em.
Shoot em sir?
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 5:30 PM

DUELIST


I'm with you, I wanna see 'em go down and stay down. It's the McNamaras and Rumsfelds of the world that come up with genius stuff like the 5.56mm fmj round as standard issue.

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 7:15 PM

BROWNCOATSANDINISTA


K. What would you think Vera would chamber? She's supposed to be able to take two different calibres, but I wonder what they'd be.

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Shoot em sir?
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:39 PM

JOHNBOY


Quote:

Originally posted by BrowncoatSandinista:
Jayne's Pistol is a LeMat 9 shot plus under-barrel Shotgun revolver with what appears to be a RIS rail and Red dot sight.

..snip..

I think a prop of Vera was fired in the spacesuit in Our Mrs. Reynolds, but maybe not the hero weapon.

..snip..

If anyone gets nosy...Shoot em.
Shoot em sir?
Politely.



I might stand to be corrected here, but when Jayne fires through the spacesuit in Our Mrs. Reynolds we only see a close-up of the end of the barrel - it really could be any rifle inside that helmet.

Vera definitely does *not* get fired in War Stories - Jayne carries it, but only fires his handgun.

So I lean towards the theory that Vera was not a working prop in Firefly. But as to why it was not used in Serenity....I dunno. Maybe they thought it looked hokey up on the big screen, with all those obviously tacked-on bits.

Cheers,
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:42 PM

JOHNBOY


Quote:

Originally posted by BrowncoatSandinista:
K. What would you think Vera would chamber? She's supposed to be able to take two different calibres, but I wonder what they'd be.

If anyone gets nosy...Shoot em.
Shoot em sir?
Politely.



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Cheers,
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 10:15 PM

CITIZEN


Quote:

Plus I think Jayne had Vera going in at least one other episode...maybe "War Stories," during the storming of the Skyplex.

He carries it, but never fires it.



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Sunday, April 23, 2006 6:28 PM

VINTERDRAKEN


I heard somewhere (reliably aint I ) That they changed the look for Vera in Serenity, so according to that hes got it there somewhere, we just dont know wich gun it is.

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Sunday, April 23, 2006 6:28 PM

VINTERDRAKEN


I heard somewhere (reliably aint I ) That they changed the look for Vera in Serenity, so according to that hes got it there somewhere, we just dont know wich gun it is.

You can’t stop the Signal.
Keep spreading the word about Firefly!

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Sunday, April 23, 2006 6:28 PM

VINTERDRAKEN


I heard somewhere (reliably aint I ) That they changed the look for Vera in Serenity, so according to that hes got it there somewhere, we just dont know wich gun it is.

You can’t stop the Signal.
Keep spreading the word about Firefly!

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Sunday, April 23, 2006 6:28 PM

VINTERDRAKEN


I heard somewhere (reliably aint I ) That they changed the look for Vera in Serenity, so according to that hes got it there somewhere, we just dont know wich gun it is.

You can’t stop the Signal.
Keep spreading the word about Firefly!

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Sunday, April 23, 2006 6:28 PM

VINTERDRAKEN


I heard somewhere (reliably aint I ) That they changed the look for Vera in Serenity, so according to that hes got it there somewhere, we just dont know wich gun it is.

You can’t stop the Signal.
Keep spreading the word about Firefly!

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Sunday, April 23, 2006 6:28 PM

VINTERDRAKEN


I heard somewhere (reliably aint I ) That they changed the look for Vera in Serenity, so according to that hes got it there somewhere, we just dont know wich gun it is.

You can’t stop the Signal.
Keep spreading the word about Firefly!

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Sunday, April 23, 2006 7:24 PM

BLUEEYEDBRIGADIER


Quote:

Originally posted by Vinterdraken:
I heard somewhere (reliably aint I ) That they changed the look for Vera in Serenity, so according to that hes got it there somewhere, we just dont know wich gun it is.

You can’t stop the Signal.
Keep spreading the word about Firefly!



Well...for overall layout, Vera could be the modified HK MP10 that Jayne carries on Haven the second time; for firepower, the GE minigun sized weapon Jayne uses till he gets shot be Reavers at the standoff at Mr. Universe's could be a suitable replacment.

And I stand corrected. Jayne doesn't use Vera during the BDH siege of Niska's skyplex (probably so he didn't blow through a pressure hull or something). Though I am pretty sure the weapon Jayne fires at the end of Our Mrs. Reynolds through the helmet of a spacesuit is supposedly Vera, but yeah...you never see the actual rifle fire during the series. Kinda surprised they never had Jayne use Vera during the attack on the Heart of Gold.

BEB

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Sunday, April 30, 2006 12:10 PM

WISHUPONAWASH


One pont to note is that for some eps Jayne could of been out of ammo for Vera. Theres a comment in The Message about not being able to get ammo for one weapon or another. Chances are that for a high tech piece of kit like Vera, Jayne wouldn't always have ammo.

As for the modified MP5 Jayne is carrying around in Serenity, I suspect it was a conscious decision to give Jayne a cooler looking rifle to shoot with.

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Friday, May 5, 2006 7:36 PM

CRAJON


Ammo would be in short supplies. The Alliance would limited the sales of ammo , not wanting another war with the out laying planets. That would mean that smuggling ammo is big business.
I have also noticed alot of various firearms on the show, nothing seemed standard. But a rebel army would use what it could buy, steal from local Fed troops or what troops brought with them.

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Friday, May 5, 2006 7:38 PM

CRAJON


Also look at the American civil war, the Congo war, and a few other wars for independence around the world to get a look at the assortment to be found.

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Friday, May 5, 2006 8:53 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by StarSong:
How's that for indecision? I just get excitable as to choice is all. :)



Don't we all? As for me, my favorite pistol is, hands down, the Ruger P-89. It is just such an easy gun! Decent accuracy, reliable design, and easy maintenance. What more could I ask for?

As for Rifles, it's a close tie between my 1953 Red Army issue SKS (modified to take bananna clips instead of strippers) and my AR-180. I like the power of the SKS a lot, but the AR-180 definitely outclasses it in terms of accuracy. Both are easily cleaned and maintained. The SKS is more reliable than the AR-180, but is heavier. Plus, the 180 has a pre-ban folding stock. Hmm... I still can't decide...

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Saturday, May 6, 2006 4:19 AM

STARSONG


First, to correct some misconceptions about the AR/M16 series. It IS NOT anywhere NEAR as unreliable as lore says it is. I have owned three ARs over the years. Some all-factory, some mixmaster parts. Of them all.. the ONLY failures I EVER experienced were due to a single bad magazine (FN manufacture) that had the locking hole for the mag catch punched out in the wrong place, so as to hold the mag too low for the bolt to strip rounds. Not being military, my cleaning can best be described as erratic... I certainly wasn't babying 'em.

The M16 series has its problems (that some gosh-awful burst mechanism with its three different trigger pulls, the way some loose ones can feel floppy or give a facefull of gas around the charging handle) .. but they're annoyances. Not critical function design errors.

It's not for nothing that the AR/M16 platform is still used all around the world in all climates almost a half century after its adoption. No, it ain't perfect. But it's a pretty decent rifle nonetheless.

So far as the effectiveness of 5.56.. so long as it's going over 2500 feet per second, it will typically fragment on impact and do all kinds of (fatal) nastiness to the recipient. There's also the question of projectile design.. the armor piercing stuff doesn't fragment and has been reported to be less effective on people. Inside of 100 yards, standard 5.56/.223 has even been reported to have superior terminal effects that 7.62 (.308) due to fragmentation.

Anyhow.. what it all comes down to is..don't use short barrels and fire at targets far away, and don't use AP unless you're firing at something armored, and it should do you fine.

ANYHOW.. on to the Firefly stuff..
Yes, Jayne's pistol in Serenity is some variant of 1911. It has what looks like some kind of reflex sight built into the slide though, and I don't know of any real world maker that does that.. so I'm assuming its custom built for the movie, possibly even out of rubber or suchlike.

I've heard Vera is now in private hands in the UK, and has been deactivated. I don't know if this was done prior to its use on Firefly though.

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Saturday, May 6, 2006 4:54 AM

STARSONG


Oh yeah... one more thing on the M16 while its on my mind.. simple logic time.

I don't care how you feel about our going into Iraq.. one way or t'other, don't matter here. The point is, we have CongressCritters raising a stink 'cause Humvees weren't APCs, 'cause the entire force wasn't wearing armor that wasn't even on the drawing board the last time we went to war.. all kinds of stuff.

If the M16 was really as bad as legend has it, TRUST ME.. we'd have CongressCritters getting all teary eyed holding the darn thing in front of Walter Reed hospital.

As it is.. the US Army was even looking at replacing the M16 with the XM8 a while back (basically an HK G36 wrapped up in a new space-gun lookin' plastic shell).. they dropped the project. No substantial benefit from it.

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